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• Warren Calls For Stronger Enforcement Of Corporate Crime

  

  Senator Elizabeth Warren has just written an op-ed piece for the New York Times. In it she calls for the stronger enforcement of laws relating to corporations... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Hillary-Haters" Still Trying To Smear Her Using E-Mails

  

  (This image of campaign symbols for 2016 is by DonkeyHotey.) I had thought the e-mail "controversy" aimed at Hillary Clinton was over. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Has A Huge Lead Among Texas Democrats

  

  Bernie Sanders is close in Iowa, and may actually win New Hampshire. But those states are not representative of how the race is going nationally. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Job Creation Is Not Hurt By A Higher Minimum Wage

  

  The chart above shows the Gallup Poll Job Creation Index for the states. They get this index figure by subtracting the workers saying their company is laying of... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Six Huge Lies That Republican Candidates Continue To Tell

  

  [This caricature of Republican liars (i.e., candidates) is by DonkeyHotey.] This was originally titled "6 Things You'll Probably Hear During The Fox News... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Problem Is Congress (Not Who Is Dem. Nominee)

  

  Senate political groups Republican (54) Democratic (44) Independent (caucusing with Democrats) (2) House of Representatives political groups Republican (247)... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Dem Polls: Iowa, N. Hampshire, S. Carolina, National

  

  The charts above reflect the results of the two newest Iowa polls. They are: The Monmouth University Poll -- done between January 23rd and 26th of a random... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Has The Lowest School Standards In The Nation

  Educationnext 2015 grades for state education standards Texas ranks dead last comparing STAAR and NAEP passing rates. ABB+C-C+D+NATexas Florida and Wisconsin no... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Noam Chomsky Is A Voice Of Reason On How To Fight ISIS

  

  (Note - This photo of Noam Chomsky is by Duncan Rawlinson.) The following is part of an interview with America's foremost leftist by Melissa Parker at Smashing... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The Clinton Campaign Really In Trouble ?

  

  The media, especially cable news networks, have a vested interest in giving the illusion that the Democratic race is really tight. And that is exactly what... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Iowa And National Races Look Very Different For Democrats

  

  It's near the end of January, so it's time to look at the polls for the month. There were six polls done on both the Iowa and national races for the Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Both Trump And Sanders Opt Not To Debate Opponents

  

  This campaign is starting to get more than a little crazy -- for both parties. On the Republican side, Donald Trump has said he would not participate in the nex... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Right-Wingers Still Trying To Dumb-Down U.S. Education

  

  I have written several times about how right-wingers are doing everything to dumb-down education in this country. They see real education as hurting their... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Iowa & New Hampshire Retain Their "First States" Status In Picking...

  

  We are only a few days away from the start of the delegation selection process for each party's presidential nomination. Iowa will caucus to select delegates... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two New Polls Disagree About Leading Democrat In Iowa

  

  With the Iowa caucuses only a few days away now, two new polls have been released on the Democratic presidential race in that state. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• FBI Violent Crime Statistics In Texas Cities

  

  These charts were made using violent crime statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They top chart shows the number of violent crimes i... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Krugman: Change In U.S. Doesn't Come From Extremists

  

  The following article was written by Paul Krugman (Nobel Prize winner for economics), and was featured in the Dallas Morning News: There are still quite a few... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Progressives (And Democrats) Don't Need A "Purity Test"

  

  (This image is from experimentaltheology.blogspot.com.) Let me start with the dictionary.com definition of a progressive: "a person who is progressive or who... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Still Has A Large Lead In South Carolina

  

  The media is focusing almost entirely on the states of Iowa and New Hampshire -- the first two states to pick their delegates in the Democratic race. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• These Two Polls Show The Bush Candidacy Is Finished

  

  If you had any doubt that Jeb Bush was no longer a viable candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, these two polls should help alleviate that doubt. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY